The Black Arts Movement has revolutionized the relationship between society and its black artists, poets, and musicians. The Black Arts Movement can also be known as The Black Aesthetic Movement, and was born after the assassination of Malcom X on February 21st 1965. The BAM is said to be started in Harlem New York, by Imamu Amiri Baraka and it is also known to be the artistic side of The Black Power Movement. Baraka had hoped that the BAM would serve as a channel for black artists to express themselves and establish a unified movement with the intention of finding acceptance of their cultural identity. The BAM has paved the way for black expression and has formed as a foundation for hip hop music. One of the most eminent hip hop albums of our time is Wu-Tang Clan’s Enter The Wu Tang; 36 Chambers. This album quickly became a primary example of The Black Arts Movement and has also became an example of poverty, race rebellion, .and cultural idenity. …show more content…
They have their own style that both personal and philosophical, and is also raw and in your face. Though The Black Arts Movement started to come to an end in the mid 70’s hip hop, specifically rap, broke through in the 1990’s as a music genre that constantly challenges mainstream acceptance. Enter The Wu-Tang 36 Chambers was released on November 9th 1993 and according to Mlyner in his Rolling stones article they came out “with razor sharp rhyming skills from the nine-man troupe who claimed Shaolin (as they'd re-christened Staten Island) as their fortress. The album's influence has become legendary: It helped restore New York City rap pride” (